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Chicago -- Claire's Stores announced Friday that Dina Keenan has been appointed global SVP and chief marketing officer, effectively immediately. Keenan’s experience in marketing strategy, brand development, advertising and retail include stints at Bath...

To encourage and spread more environmentally inspired changes, Wal-Mart and Mother Nature Network are inviting people to share their ideas and innovations on Twitter for a chance to win a $100 Wal-Mart gift card monthly. The contest is inspired by The Leaderboard, a new editorial destination from Wal-Mart and Mother Nature Network that celebrates innovators and visionaries who are improving the world. The monthly #WinItWednesday contest kicked off yesterday.

San Francisco -- Levi Strauss & Co reported Thursday that net income for the quarter ended Nov. 25 rose to $53 million, from $44 million in the year-ago period. Revenue slid 3% to $1.3 billion, hurt by slowed sales in Asia.

LOS ANGELES, CA (BRAIN) — Sport Chalet on Wednesday reported disappointing earnings for its fiscal third quarter, as the company’s net loss widened to $1.9 million from $1 million a year earlier. Sales for the 13 weeks ended Dec. 30, 2012, ticked up 0.4...

Traffic trends at Walmart and other major retailers declined in December even though e-commerce sales set new records in the fourth quarter and throughout 2012. Online sales now account for 10% of total retail sales following a 15% increase in 2012 that...

Washington, D.C. -- The National Retail Federation expressed disappointment on Friday over the failure of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union's Local 63 Office Clerical Unit and the Harbor Employers Association to reach a contract agreement....

After starting as a catalog company in 1998, Soft Surroundings has grown rapidly, with sales surging about 30 percent last year to about $150 million, according to the company. Last year, it doubled its number of stores to 10 nationwide. In August, private equity firm Brentwood Associates took a majority interest — 55 percent — in the company in a $150 million deal. With the new partner's resources and expertise, Soft Surroundings is looking to grow its retail footprint. Four or five stores are slated to open this year, and many more may be on the horizon.

Mooresville, N.C. -- Lowe’s Cos. said Friday that Sylvain Prud'homme will join the company as president of Lowe's Canada, effective March 25. Prud’homme replaces Alan D. Huggins, who is returning to the United States as Lowe's VP international...

How many flash-sale emails a week does it take to drive a customer bonkers? Ten? Twenty? Fifty? It looks like retailers are pressing their luck. In a January study conducted online by YouGov, a whopping 75 percent of the 2,000 respondents said that they're overwhelmed by retailers’ emails and are turned off and resentful about receiving them. Given that many consumers don't want to be bombarded online, how are retailers responding to their backlash? 

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Staples has launched a new campaign aimed at drawing attention to its vast assortment of products for the small business customer. The commercials, including one 30-second and three 15-second varieties, will begin airing on Feb. 11...